Republican politician named in gay sex scandal

The Attorney General's office has reportedly denied the rumours of King's affair

Alabama Attorney General Troy King, a conservative Republican Christian who has called homosexuality the ‘downfall of society,’ has been caught with his pants down—literally—in a gay sex scandal.

King was reportedly nabbed having sex with a male assistant by his wife, Paige King, in the couple’s own bed.

After being caught having sex with his male aide by his wife, Attorney General King was reportedly banished from his home in Montgomery by his infuriated spouse, according to PerezHilton.com.

Although reports about the scandal are sketchy and the events have yet to be confirmed by official sources, some media outlets are reporting that King is preparing to resign over the affair.

King, considered a potential front runner for Alabama Governor in 2010, has been vocal in his condemnation of homosexuality and abortion.

He has worked to outlaw sex toys and is a staunch supporter of the death penalty.

King previously served as Assistant Attorney General and was appointed to Attorney General by Alabama Governor Bob Riley in 2004.

As a law student at the University of Alabama, King wrote frequent editorials for The Crimson White in condemnation of gays, affirmative action and abortion.

In his editorials for the student newspaper, King called homosexuality the ‘downfall of society’ and said AIDS could be cleansed from America if “this nation’s current purveyors of perversion would refrain from committing sodomy.”

King also slammed the idea that gays and lesbians could provide loving, normal families for children, saying:

“I often hear the argument that homosexuals who live together create a loving, caring family environment, perhaps an environment which is even superior to that which can be provided by a heterosexual couple. In this day of rampant decadence, many homosexuals would misled society into believe that three men, an armadillo and a house plant create a functional family.”

A spokesperson for Governor Bob Riley has denied that King is preparing to resign from his post as Attorney General over the scandal, according to The Locus Fork Journal.

Spokesperson Tara Hutchison stated the Governor’s office has heard nothing about a resignation and knows nothing about the rumors King was kicked out of his home over a gay affair.

The Attorney General’s office has reportedly denied the rumours of King’s affair, according to various media outlets.

King is a long-time supporter of presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his name has been tossed about as a possible candidate for Alabama governor in 2010.